{"id":45044,"date":"2024-04-29T18:37:07","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T16:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1000miglia.it\/?p=45044"},"modified":"2024-04-29T22:45:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T20:45:26","slug":"coppa-delle-alpi-first-leg-closed-in-cortina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1000miglia.it\/en\/2024\/coppa-delle-alpi-first-leg-closed-in-cortina\/","title":{"rendered":"Coppa delle Alpi, first leg closed in Cortina"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After the lunch stop and the restart Time Control, the crews returned to Italy via the Fusine Pass.<\/strong> In the picturesque scenery of the Cave del Predil,<\/strong> 7 concatenated Time Trials were held in what was for centuries one of the most important European lead and zinc mines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the Sella Nevea<\/strong> Average Trial, set in the Julian Alps, the convoy headed north-east for another 60 kilometres, until the transit for the Passage Control at Comeglians,<\/strong> a small village that in recent years has become the mouthpiece for projects to combat depopulation.<\/strong> This was followed by the Time Trials inside the Carnia Arena,<\/strong> a training centre for cross-country skiing and biathlon. Through the Passo tre Croci,<\/strong> site of an Average Trial, the crews finally arrived at the end-of-the-leg Time Control in the pedestrian zone in the centre of Cortina d’Ampezzo<\/strong>, one of the many localities in the Coppa delle Alpi to have exceptionally allowed cars to enter its historic centre. <\/strong> This concluded the first leg of the Great Journey,<\/strong> blessed by sunshine and warm weather, although the snowy panorama of the Dolomite peaks always accompanied the competitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The beauty of the Alpine scenery, however, is only one side of the Coppa delle Alpi, a demanding race in terms of the number of trials and the terrain. Leading the first leg classification are Ginesi and Rohr in their 1934 Fiat 508 s Balilla Coppa D<\/strong>, followed by Decremer and Mertens in their 1951 Aston Martin Db2<\/strong> and Wetz-Galloni in their 1957 Lancia Aurelia B20 GT 2500 Ber<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second panel<\/strong> of the Great Alpine Journey, dedicated to \u201cA Community for Sustainable and Accessible Olympics\u201d,<\/strong> will take place at over 2100 metres at the Rifugio Faloria<\/strong> during dinner. Attending as representatives of the Best Practices<\/strong> of the territory will be Benedetto Gaffarini<\/strong> of the Cortina Foundation,<\/strong> Stefano Lorenzi<\/strong> of Regole d’Ampezzo,<\/strong> cheese producer<\/strong> Davide Santer,<\/strong> Chef<\/strong> Fabio Pompanin<\/strong> and the Deputy Mayor<\/strong> of the Municipality of Cortina Roberta Alver\u00e0.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n